Alienware 17

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive53.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemAlienware 17  (all builds)
MotherboardAlienware 04WT2G
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180129
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 20 '18 at 14:13
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4910MQ-$110
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
77.5% Very good
Memory 84.6
1-Core 112
2-Core 182
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 380
8-Core 573
59% 476 Pts
64-Core 567
35% 567 Pts
Poor: 41%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 78%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF3600RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 134 132 131 135 85 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
53.3% Above average
Read 445
Write 365
Mixed 310
SusWrite 124
69% 311 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 39.2
4K Mixed 19.8
79% 26.9 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 58.8
DQ Mixed 41.8
43% 72.2 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 56%
Liteonit DMT-80M6M-11 mSATA 80GB
74GB free
Firmware: DMH110B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 201 201 190 202 201 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
75.1% Very good
Read 458
Write 203
Mixed 207
SusWrite 199
59% 267 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 55.3
4K Mixed 30.3
111% 38 MB/s
DQ Read 266
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 157
138% 209 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 75%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100M 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: AX1P1A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 109 108 109 108 107 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
60.2% Good
Read 102
Write 100
Mixed 34
SusWrite 108
62% 86 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.5
108% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471B5173QH0-YK0 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
55.9% Above average
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 20.2
MC Mixed 16.3
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 18.8
50% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 72.5
55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical 17 Builds (Compare 1,145 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware 17

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $209
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